not good for america. >> bill: you know what? i still want to point out scott brown, first of all he's tainted now tarnished because he lost to elizabeth warren. two, this is a different time than when he ran before. he'll have a tougher candidate. he'll have either -- i think ed markee or duval patrick. it ain't automatic. >> we're tweeting at bpshow. find us there. >> bill: tula is calling from milwaukee. what do you say? >> caller: hi. i just wanted to say that i love john kerry like anybody else but i think no, if the president wanted susan rice, as secretary of defense, he should get some backbone and fight for her. don't just be intimidated by republicans again just like the cliff. if we have to go over the cliff we may suffer but you know, rather than him give in to all the time, he needs to fight for what he wants and what we put him in there for. >> bill: all right, i hear you, tula. that's an interesting question, coral is whether the president would say all right, john mccain and lindsey graham, you want to fight you'v